Papers and Solutions
- Example multiple choice questions
- These questions are provided to illustrate the type of questions used in this section of the paper and to provide you with extra practice. It is not a sample quiz. The questions in the exam paper will be in the style of these questions but may well cover different topics.
Due to University policy on publication of multiple choice questions, this file cannot be printed.
MCQ plus answers
- June 2011 and 2012
- Exam paper*
- Short answers
- Full answers
- Statistics (2011)
- Statistics (2012)
- *Due to a transtion to the University Assessment Policy, the 2011 exam paper was re-used in 2012 and was not released.
- 2003 Papers
- Semester 2 exam paper (more relevent than semester 1 to the present CHEM1611 syllabus)
- Semester 1 exam paper (less relevant than semester 2 to the present CHEM1611 syllabus)
- 2002 Papers
- Semester 2 exam paper (more relevent than semester 1 to the present CHEM1611 syllabus)
- Semester 2 answers
- Semester 1 exam paper (less relevant than semester 2 to the present CHEM1611 syllabus)
- Semester 1 answers
Notes
The topics which are examinable are described in considerable detail in the learning outcomes and in the unit outline. The course evolves over time: past papers do not define the syllabus. You will find questions in the past papers which were not taught so will not be examined in your exam. When reading the learning outcomes, you should note that the laboratory course is self-contained: material from the lab course is assessed in the lab course and is not re-assessed in the examination.
In 2011, spectroscopy was moved from the examination into a mid-semester assessment. As a result, although questions on spectroscopy may appear in papers before this date, it will not be examined in the end of semester examination from 2011 onwards.
A data sheet with periodic table is supplied with all Chemistry 1 exam papers. You should consult this data sheet to see what equations and data you will be provided with. However, note that as the sheet is common to all Chemistry 1 Units of Study, much of the information presented is not required for the particular paper you will be sitting.
Note the change in the syllabus for CHEM1611/1612 occured in 2004. For 2003 exam papers, pick the topics relevent to the new syllabus from both CHEM1611 and CHEM1612 papers.
Note: It is University policy not to publish any multiple choice questions that are used in examinations.
- Topics covered only in the laboratory are not re-assessed in the examination.
- From 2006 onwards, full worked solutions are available. For papers before then, the answers include only the numerical answer or a short answer without any working. Worked answers to problems covering the topics covered week by week are available on the 'suggested exam Q & A page'
- There are almost certainly errors in the answers - if you suspect that an answer is wrong please post on the discussion board, and instructors will endeavour to check and correct the answer if necessary.
- The syllabus for CHEM1108 is similar to that for this unit and the CHEM1108 past papers and worked answers are also worth trying for extra practice.